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Topic: C6 Shifter
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HHStang
Gearhead Posts: 139
From: SC, USA
Registered: Feb 2003
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posted 08-14-2003 09:14 PM
   
Is there such a thing as a shifter that doesn't use a cable for a reverse pattern/manual c6? I keep trashing cables on my b&m shifter. I posted this in racing too.
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 6549
From: Sonoma,CA,USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 08-14-2003 11:28 PM
I don't know of any,SteveW
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Rory McNeil
Gearhead Posts: 1214
From: Surrey, B.C. Canada
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 08-15-2003 02:12 AM
The best shifter I ever used for a Ford automatic is the stock Mustang style unit. When I had a C6 in my Fairmont before, I had a reverse pattern valve body, so I ground off the detent from the stock Mustang shifter that would normally seperate Drive from 2nd. This way, in low gear, (normally D posistion), a short pull got you 2nd gear, then to get high gear, you just pushed the stock button in the handle & pulled back (normal Low posistion). Cheap, looked factory, worked GREAT, with a sturdy steel rod, instead of a flimsey cable that melts on the headers.PLUS, the detents line up properly, which is something none of the previous Hurst or B&M shifters could provide. I think all the aftermarket shifters were designed for GM cars, thus the detents never really line up right.------------------
78 Fairmont 428 4 speed 10.20@130mph
80 Fairmont 302 5 speed 12.8@105mph
85 Mustang NHRA Stocker 302 5speed. soon to be under the index!
59 Meteor (Canadian Ford) 2 dr sedan 332, auto
74 F350 ramp truck 390 4spd
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HHStang
Gearhead Posts: 139
From: SC, USA
Registered: Feb 2003
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posted 08-15-2003 08:50 PM
Thanks for the Mustang tip. If I fry one more cable, I'm headed to the bone yard to find one.
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